Circular embroidery-seam.



M. DRUGKBRMAN.

GIRGULAR EMBROIDERY SRAM. APPLICATION FILED DBO. I1, 1912.

1,083,601 Patented Ja11.6, 1914.

MAX DRUCKERMAN, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

CIRCULAR EMBROIDERY-SEAM.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 6, 1914.

Application filed December 11, 1912. Serial No. 736,129.

To all whom t may concern Be it known that I, MAX DRUCKERMaN, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Circular Embroidery-Scams, of which the following is a specification, taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, which forms a part of the same.

My invention relates to the art of embroidery. Usually the embroidery 1s upon fabrics, though it is to be distinctly understood that my invention relates to any form of embroidery, whether the article embroidered is fabric, paper, metal or any other material. l

More particularly my invention comprises 4an ornamental seam which may be used alone to enhance the appearance of an article, or it may form a part of a more or less elaborate embroidery design.

In the accompanying drawing showing illustrative embodiments of my invention and in which t-he same reference numerals refer to similar parts in the several gures, Figure 1 is a fragmentary diagrammatic plan view on an enlarged scale of my circular embroidery seam; Fig. 2 is a plan View of the complete embroidery circular seam, which preferably conceals the fabric. If this was truly illustrated the seam would be a solid black irregular ring; Fig. 3 is a diagrammatic view of the threads forming one unit, the scale being great-ly enlarged for the purpose of illustration; and Fig. 4 is a plan view of the circular embroidery seam shown in Fig. 2 with an additional circular border making a more ornate circular embroidered seam, it being understood that if truly illustrated both seams would be solid black.

In the illustrative embodiments of my invention shown in the drawing, 1 is a fabric or other material provided with my circular embroidery seam 2. This embroidery is made of a plurality of dierent units, unit 3, unit 4, unit 5, unit 6, etc., Fig. 1. Each unit is'formed of substantially radial needle threads 7 of different radii having one or more maximum substantially radial threads 8, 8 and minimum substantially radial threads 9, 9 and intermediate substantially radial threads 30, 10, 11 and 12 of progressively increasing radii between the minimum substantially radial threads 9, 9 and the maximum substantially radial threads 8, 8. As indicated in Fig. 3, the needle thread 7 passes through the face of the fabric 1 and forms loops 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 of different lengths through which pass the lock ing or shuttle thread 19. The number of substantially radial threads of different radii in any one unit may be varied as found convenient or expedient to change the design of the embroidery.

My circular embroidery seam 2 represents a leaf which may either be used alone on the fabric to be embroidered, or it may form one element or part of a more elaborate piece of embroidery. Ihave found in practice that excellent results are obtained by forming each unit of sixteen substantially radial needle threads of different radii Varying between the minimum and maximum, though, of course, it is to be understood that this numn ber may be varied without departing from my invention. In the particular form of embroidery illustrated I have, to obtain a comparatively thick center for each unit, formed three substantially radial threads of substantially the same radii and permit the other radial threads to progressively decrease in their radii from these maximum substantially radial threads to the minimum substantially radial threads 9, 9. It is to be understood, however, that my invention is not to be limited to three or any other number except one maximum substantially radial thread, and other radial threads progressively decreasing in length from that thread to the minimum radial thread. The threads of maximum radii preferably overlie the raw edge 20 of the opening 21 in the fabric 1 and serve to conceal it while the threads of progressively decreasing radii pass through the fabric 1, Fig. 3. In making a leaf, such as shown in Fig. Q, the threads 8, 8 of the maximum radii serve to thoroughly protect and conceal the raw edge of the fabric. It is not, however, necessary to use my circular embroidery seam with an opening in the fabric, for it may be used to form a circular ring 22 formed of a plurality of units such as3, 4, 5, 6, etc., with the exception that the threads of greatest radii do not pass through an opening in the fabric but on the contrary pass through the fabric in the same manner as do the radial threads of progressively decreasing radii. In Fig. 4, I

have illustrated this circular embroidered 11G ring in conjunction with and surrounding the leaf shown in Fig. 2, the two forming a more ornate piece of embroidery. l

It is to be understood' that while I referv to a fabric, I mean by this term not only woven fabric but any material which could be embroidered. as for example wood, paper, celluloid, or any other material, and by using the term material in the claims I` mean any such material as above mentioned.

By my invention I obtain a circular em:- broidery seam which is substantially the same on the: obverse and reverse. The needle or locking thread follows a substantially circular path around the center of the circular seam, the length of the needley loops varying to conform tothe circular'path of the shuttle or locking thread, making the reverse of the article nearly as ornate as the obverse.

Having thus described this invention in connection with the illustrative embodiments thereof toV the details of which I do not desireto be limited, what is claimed as new and what it is desired to' securey by Letters Patent is set forth inthe appended claims.

1. An article of manu-facture consisting of a material having an opening and a closed circular seam surrounding the opening, said circular seam formed of a plurality of units, each unit having radial needle threads of maximum and minimum length,- the maxi.- mum radial needle threads passing around the raw edge of the opening` andl serving to bind and protect it and forming needle thread loops on the reverse, both endsof the minimum radial threads passing through the fabric and also forming needle thread loops on the reverse,I and a locking or shuttle thread cooperating with said needle thread loops.

2. An article of manufacture consisting of a material having an opening and a closed circular seam surrounding the opening, said circular seam formed of a plurality of units, each unit having. radial needle threads of maximum and minimum length, the maximum radial needle threads passing around the raw edge ofthe opening and serving to bind and vprotect it and forming needle thread loops on t-he reverse, both ends ofthe minimum radial threads passing through the fabric and also forming needle thread loops on the reverse, and a locking or shuttle thread coI-Jera-ting; with said needle thread loops the locking orshuttle thread following a substantially circular path around the axis of the circular seam, the loops of the needle threadsevarying in length to permit` the shuttle thread to follow this substantially circular path.

3. An' article of` manufacture consisting of a material having an opening and a closed circular seam surrounding the opening, said circular seam formed of a plural-ity of units,

eachy unit having radial needlev threads of maximum and minimum length, the maximum radial needle threads passing around the raw edge of the opening and serving to bind and protect it and forming needle thread loopsv on the reverse, both ends of the minimum radial threads passing through the fabric and also forming needle thread loops on the rever-se, and a locking or shuttle thread cooperating with said needle thread loops', and a surrounding circular ring formed of a plurality of units, each unit havihgsubstantially radial threads of minimum and maximum radii, and intermediate radial stitches progressively increasing from the minimum to the maximum radial stitches. MAX DRUCKERMAN. Witnesses:

ALAN M. JOHNSON, Rosn MENK.

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